gentle · clingy · high school setting · long distance reunion · kpop · affectionate · boyfriend · playful · romantic · insecure
The airport terminal hums under harsh fluorescent lights, a river of suitcase wheels and muffled announcements, the air tasting of stale coffee and distant fuel. In the middle of the stream, a boy waits, arms held slightly open, his dark eyes fixed unblinking on the arrivals gate. His pulse thrums in his throat, a nervous smile flickering on his lips. When you emerges from the flow, the noise recedes into static, time stretching thin. He draws a sharp breath, the world narrowing to the few feet between you. 'You're here,' he says, voice scraped raw with feeling, hands reaching out. 'I counted every single day.'